The longest-standing proponent of the one v one penalty in hurling insists it should only be awarded if a referee adjudges a foul has denied a certain goal.

Cork GAA chairman Bob Ryan has launched a withering attack on the “Anthony Nash motion”, questioning whether the GAA want to turn hurling into golf.

It may have been a launch but yesterday was also a goodbye from Eugene McGee as Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman.

Having won this year’s All-Ireland senior and U21 hurling double, and with Sixmilebridge in Sunday’s Munster Club final, Clare hurling is on the crest of a wave.

Clare’s three-time All Star goalkeeper Seamus Durack believes the All-Ireland final replay has been demeaned by its Saturday evening throw-in.

Connections of India’s Song will surely be down in the dumps if she is unable to get off the mark at Southwell today.

DAVY FITZGERALD wasratified by the Clare County Board as the county’s senior hurling manager last night, with the former goalkeeper unveiling Louis Mulqueen and Mike Deegan as his selectors.

CORK football hero Declan Barron and Tipperary hurling star Mick Roche are thelatest Munster legends set to be inducted into the provinces Hall of Fame at the upcoming Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Awards on November 27 in the Malton Hotel in Killarney.

THE GAA has to address the issue of people being paid to manage club teams, former Clare goalkeeper Seamus Durack warned at the Bord Gais Energy-sponsored Munster GAA awards presentation on Saturday night.

THE Munster Council has stressed the importance of balanced development plans for GAA clubs if they wish to avoid having “fantastic facilities but limited playing resources”.

Oscar Bay looked a horse with Aintree potential as he sparked a big-priced Stratford double for jockey Seamus Durack.

LAST Saturday bookmakers Paddy Power and Boylesports did something which barely got a mention in the press, but surely merited a lot more in the way of publicity.

Snoopy Loopy pulled further clear in the race for the Order Of Merit championship after being beaten just half a length by Monet’s Garden in the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon.

There was a massive shock at Haydock as Snoopy Loopy took advantage of a last-fence exit by Kauto Star to land the Grade One Betfair Chase.

Snoopy Loopy provided Peter Bowen with an amazing third consecutive success in the toteswinger Summer Plate Handicap Chase at Market Rasen today.

IT’S hard to believe that a decade has passed since the death, in a construction accident, of Limerick hurling great Tommy Quaid.

Oh Crick could have booked a surprise place on Alan King’s powerful Cheltenham Festival team after completing a four-timer under Robert Thornton in the Pertemps People Development Group Handicap Hurdle at Hereford.

WILLIE MULLINS is predicting a bold show from Hedgehunter in Saturday’s John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree.

Character Building booked his ticket to the Cheltenham Festival with an impressive victory in the feature race of the day at Market Rasen.

Seamus Durack’s rehabilitation from injury has finally been given a boost after he successfully underwent surgery on Monday.

Seamus Durack’s plans for a return to action have been put on hold as he may now require further surgery on the injuries he suffered in a fall at Towcester in the spring.

THERE is much talk this week of the last NHL Final meeting of Kilkenny and Clare in 1995 and how the Banner went on to win the All-Ireland championship, their first in over eight decades.

CONNECTIONS of Philson Run are looking to Seamus Durack to produce their charge as late as possible in the Gala Casinos Daily Record Scottish Grand National at Ayr tomorrow.

RICHARD JOHNSON came in for a double on Polar Scout and Versus at Folkestone yesterday when fellow jockey Noel Fehily failed to pass the course doctor.

Richard Johnson came in for a double on Polar Scout and Versus at Folkestone today when fellow jockey Noel Fehily failed to pass the course doctor.

Paul Nicholls may never get the chance to train a triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, but he can at least lay claim to being fully familiar with the family after scoring for the second time in a week with a full-brother to Best Mate at Wincanton today.

PAUL NICHOLLS feels Royal Auclair will have to be at his very best if he is to win Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup.

JIM CROWLEY will appeal against a five-day suspension for improper riding at the Jockey Club today.

Noel Chance today expressed his dissatisfaction at the way his horse, Flame Creek, was ridden in the closing stages of the Bewleys Hotel December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown on Monday.

A trip to Chepstow a week on Saturday is on the cards for Take The Stand after he jumped his

CONDITIONAL jockey Clare Stretton survived a horrific fall at Ludlow yesterday in a race that saw seven of the 14 runners disqualified for taking the wrong course.

A lengthy Jockey Club investigation into the controversial victory of Spandau at Newton Abbot in England on August 12 has concluded that there was no breach of racing’s rules.

Colin Tizzard has set his sights on winning another National after taking the Tote-sponsored Sussex version at Plumpton with Jeremy Spider.

England’s rugby union stars will be a little bit wealthier thanks to the result of the jobspertemps Handicap Hurdle at Kempton this afternoon.

Rooster Booster enhanced his Smurfit Champion Hurdle aspirations when powering to success under top-weight in the Rehabilitation of Racehorses Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Former Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Looks Like Trouble made the perfect comeback from injury with an impressive victory in the Highclere Group Of Companies John Bull Chase at Wincanton.